TMZ reports Tyrese appeared in Fulton County court on Tuesday, where a judge ruled that the actor needs to pay $237,944 to his ex-wife Samantha Lee Gibson, as well as $399,000 to Samantha’s attorney.
Back in August, Tyrese refused to pay $10,000 per month to his ex, as he believed the amount was “excessive.”
“He claims Samantha doesn’t need that much, because she makes good money on her own,” TMZ notes. The Fast & Furious actor has also alleged the judge was racist toward him.
Despite the judge’s decision, TMZ notes that Tyrese’s attorney Tanya Mitchell Graham says her client plans to appeal the ruling and file a motion for a new trial. Graham also said Tyrese doesn’t have to pay his ex-wife until May 15, though she believes the due date could be pushed back further once she files the appeal. The $237,000 Tyrese owes Samantha represents the child support money he owes plus interest.
The “Fast & the Furious” franchise star, 43, also has to maintain a life insurance plan of $1.9 million with Soraya as the beneficiary and Lee as the trustee.
The former couple has been ordered to split 50/50 any childcare or school and maintain health insurance.
Upon hearing the news, Gibson looked less than thrilled. The judge addressed him directly about how this decision is “leveling the economic playing field.”
“I want you both to love your kid, and I want you both to tell your kid to love the other parent, because that’s how we get successful human beings,” the judge said.
“Nobody won here and nobody lost. The kid lost, because she doesn’t have her parents together. Minimize the effects of that loss. Minimize it in every way, shape and form you can.”
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